Speed and Quick Are Different Things.
Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's
combined with quickness –
and there's a big difference.
- Ty Cobb
Speed, fast, quick etc are some of the terms to
define the time we take to do a project or an activity. We have to understand
the subtle difference between these terms. We have to be quick to respond; we
have to be quick to exploit an opportunity; we have to be quick to decide on
important things in life.
Speed is the rate at which we execute a project.
Let's take the example of a car race. If there is a flat tyre, the driver has
to quickly decide the course of action to put the car back into the race; the
pit crew should change the punctured tyre at a great speed.
Quickness is a measure of how fast we decide on
important issues that affect our life. We may be in a wrong business or we may
be in the right business but the business equations are changing fast. In such
a situation, we have to quickly decide to change our business line. Any delay
without a valid reason amounts to procrastination. But once we decide to change
our business, we have to be very fast and act with high speed to execute our
next project.
Ask yourself:
Am I quick enough to decide on important issues? Am I fast enough in my actions?
(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')
NC Sridharan
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